Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To audit if fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules are done as per the Royal College of Physicians Guidelines.Methods: We selected a list of 25 patients who had FNA of throid nodule over a 6 months period between July 2008 and December 2008 and analysed if the procedure had been done in accordance with current Royal College of Physicians guidelines for FNA Thyroid.Results:1. None of the cytopathology ...

Introduction: Periodic paralysis is a rare condition characterized by muscle weakness in the presence of triggers including cold, heat, high carbohydrate meals or physical activity. It is classically described in the presence of profound hypokalaemia; when this occurs in conjunction with thyrotoxicosis it is termed thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.Case history: A 30-year old Nigerian man presented with a 3 h history of inability to move, on a background of ...

Brown tumour is a fibrous tissue mass containing hemosiderin-pigmented macrophages/ multinucleated giant cells, replacing/expanding part of bone in primary hyperparathyroidism. We present a case with brown tumour who was treated as simple bone cyst.A 22-year-old lady presented to rheumatology with pain in arms and legs. Investigations revealed severe vitamin D/B12/folate/iron deficiency with positive IgA. Gliadin antibodies and duodenal biopsy confirmed ...

Background: Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for phaeochromocytomas. Introduction of laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) led to a reduction in the number of open adrenalectomies (OA); however, there is limited information comparing the two techniques.Objectives: We report here a comparison of LA and OA operations for phaeochromocytoma performed over 20 years.Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients unde...